South Africa will use their One-Day series in Sri Lanka as preparation for the Twenty20 World Cup later this year as conditions in the United Arab Emirates (UAE) are expected to be similar, Captain Temba Bavuma said.
“There is the opportunity and challenge for us to be successful in those conditions,” Bavuma told reporters before the team’s departure.
“It is an ODI series (first), but it is still a build-up to the World Cup in terms of giving us confidence to master our style of play.”
“It is ideal for us to be put under that type of pressure, especially the batters. If I look at our performances lately, the bowling group has been very good.”
“Now the batters will also be put into that space where they will have to test their skills. When we get to (the World Cup) we expect the conditions to be similar to Sri Lanka.”
“We know it is not an easy task to play there, whether it be red or white-ball cricket. So we take confidence in the fact that we have had success there as a team.”
(Agencies)
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